Don't Take that Antibiotic. . . You May Get Fat?

86 Pages·2017·2.74 MB·English

Don’t Take that Antibiotic. . .
You May Get Fat?
The Science of Healthy Microbiome
​Norman Moore, PhD
What do you think are the
top 7 threats to the human race?
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One of the top 7 issues that threatens the human race
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Antimicrobial Resistance
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Inpatient Settings
One in every three patients will receive
two or more antibiotics in the course of
their hospital stay
Of the patients receiving antibiotics,
three out of every four will receive
unnecessary or redundant therapy,
resulting in excessive use of antibiotics
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Outpatient Settings
Each year, tens of millions of antibiotics are
prescribed unnecessarily for upper viral
respiratory infections
Antibiotic use in primary care is associated with
antibiotic resistance at the individual patient
level
The presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is
greatest during the month following a patient’s
antibiotics use and may persist for up to 1 year
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Test Target Treat model
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What percent of
antibiotics made in
this country goes
into animal feed?
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What percent of antibiotics made in
this country goes into animal feed?
80%

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